Tupac Shakur's Last Album: Makaveli

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first few albums by lashing out against society and some of its norms. He discussed the hardships of being a black man in a society that has a tendency to discriminate and single out black males and accuses them of criminal activity. As he got older and did more albums, he started to single out certain people that made it hard for him to further his music and acting career. He mentions Dolores Tucker, Bill Clinton, and Bob Dole in his song “How do you want it.” In “Picture Me Rolling,” he talks about Clinton Correctional Facilities and the DA that prosecuted against him. Similarly, he lashes out against other East Coast rappers on Makaveli. He accuses the Bad Boy crew of setting him up for the robbery and assault on him that left him in the hospital with gun shot wounds. He doesn’t hold back on how he feels about this and he makes sure to let them know that he will never forgive them for that incident.
The album itself seems to have a darker image than his previous albums. He ...

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the mood and themes for the rest of the album. It starts out in the format of a reporter discussing the release of this album under the alias, Makaveli. It makes some comments about certain East Coast rappers such as Nas, Mobb Deep, and The Notorious B.I.G. It introduces the idea of a conspiracy to assassinate Tupac and Death Row Records by these New York rappers. This theme of ripping into these performers continues throughout much of the disc. The intro then goes on into the song “Bomb first.” This song is basically tearing into the East Coast rappers and discussing revenge on them. It is very apparent that Tupac believes that the East Coast rappers, the Bad Boy Crew especially, ...

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